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Six AIDS Memorial Quilt panels arrive in Dayton for ‘Wall Power’ exhibit

The panels are a powerful addition to the Art Institute’s ‘Spectacular Quilts’ show

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Pump The Beat!: Ohio’s ballroom scene as a queer community haven

For many people in the scene, ballroom is the foundation for their social and personal lives, and keeps many folx healthy, happy and safe.

How the lack of LGBTQ+ storytelling in rural Ohio inspired a rising queer influencer

Gav Galvan amplifies queer history to help those like him who grew up without it.

The doors that closed on Studio West 117 will open to a new space centering connection and well-being

A $4.1 million winning bid paved the way for a vision to preserve the entertainment and food amenities alongside new health and wellness services.

Audio This News is So Gay (9/16/26): Challenging the myth of solidarity in the LGBTQ+ community

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How one Ohio Black trans poet found power in brevity

Zuggie Tate’s chapbook ‘Abomination Pink’ explores the beauty that survives every attempt at erasure.

Ohio is a hotbed for queer cryptids. Yes, queer cryptids.

Ensconced in shadows and myth, cryptids often live along the edge of two worlds, almost invisibly.

It’s the 150th birthday of one of Ohio’s most influential lesbians. Here’s why you need to know Natalie Clifford Barney.

The Ohio-born author, salon hostess and proud lesbian was the toast of early 20th century Paris. Her story can and should continue to inspire.

Author Peyton June channels her Ohio childhood into sci-fi horror novel ‘The Monsters We Made’

“I feel like teenagers – especially with times like these, especially queer kids – are either going to want something that’s wish fulfillment, light and fluffy to escape or something that reflects the horrors that they feel are happening.”

The importance of finding and creating spaces for Black Queer Joy in Ohio [COMMENTARY]

"Black music and arts have always been modalities and vehicles for resistance, speaking truth to power and storytelling."

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